“If we pass our local T-SPLOST this November, that will help stabilize the property taxes on our homes,” said Oxford.

T-SPLOST will be on the November ballot this upcoming General Election, meaning if residents vote to approve T-SPLOST funding, there will be a 1 cent sales tax increase. But Lee County would be far from first to approve this kind of funding.

“Just ask our neighboring county Sumter, and the other I think about 70 something counties in the state that have it in place, what they think about it, how they like it,” said Oxford.

Oxford said the longer the county has to wait to fix the roads, the more it will cost in the future.

“It costs over $110,000 to repave an existing road, and that’s if it’s in good shape,” said Oxford.

Gray News Staff

In the nation's capital, two possible 2020 contenders, former Vice President Joe Biden and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke at a breakfast celebrating King's life that was held by the Rev. Al Sharpton.